[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR0.5]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 0_COMMISSION ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents

 

                         Subpart A_Organization

 

Sec. 0.5  General description of Commission organization and operations.



    (a) Principal staff units. The Commission is assisted in the 

performance of its responsibilities by its staff, which is



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divided into the following principal units:

    (1) Office of Managing Director.

    (2) Office of Engineering and Technology.

    (3) Office of General Counsel.

    (4) Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis.

    (5) Office of Media Relations.

    (6) Office of Legislative Affairs.

    (7) Office of Inspector General.

    (8) Office of Communications Business Opportunities.

    (9) Office of Administrative Law Judges.

    (10) Office of Workplace Diversity

    (11) Wireline Competition Bureau.

    (12) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.

    (13) International Bureau.

    (14) Media Bureau.

    (15) Enforcement Bureau.

    (16) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.

    (b) Staff responsibilities and functions. The organization and 

functions of these major staff units are described in detail in 

Sec. Sec. 0.11 through 0.151. The defense and emergency preparedness 

functions of the Commission are set forth separately, beginning at Sec. 

0.181. For a complete description of staff functions, reference should 

be made to those provisions. (See also the U.S. Government Organization 

Manual, which contains a chart showing the Commission's organization, 

the names of the members and principal staff officers of the Commission, 

and other information concerning the Commission.)

    (c) Delegations of authority to the staff. Pursuant to section 5(c) 

of the Communications Act, the Commission has delegated authority to its 

staff to act on matters which are minor or routine or settled in nature 

and those in which immediate action may be necessary. See subpart B of 

this part. Actions taken under delegated authority are subject to review 

by the Commission, on its own motion or on an application for review 

filed by a person aggrieved by the action. Except for the possibility of 

review, actions taken under delegated authority have the same force and 

effect as actions taken by the Commission. The delegation of authority 

to a staff officer, however, does not mean that he will exercise that 

authority in all matters subject to the delegation. In non-hearing 

matters, the staff is at liberty to refer any matter at any stage to the 

Commission for action, upon concluding that it involves matters 

warranting the Commission's consideration, and the Commission may 

instruct the staff to do so.

    (d) Commission action. Matters requiring Commission action, or 

warranting its consideration, are dealt with by the Commission at 

regular monthly meetings, or at special meetings called to consider a 

particular matter. Meetings are normally held at the principal offices 

of the Commission in the District of Columbia, but may be held elsewhere 

in the United States. In appropriate circumstances, Commission action 

may be taken between meetings ``by circulation'', which involves the 

submission of a document to each of the Commissioners for his approval.

    (e) Compliance with Federal financial management requirements. Any 

Bureau or Office recommending Commission action that may affect agency 

compliance with Federal financial management requirements must confer 

with the Office of Managing Director. Such items will indicate the 

position of the Managing Director when forwarded to the Commission. Any 

Bureau or Office taking action under delegated authority that may affect 

agency compliance with Federal financial management requirements must 

confer with the Office of the Managing Director before taking action.



(Secs. 4(i), 303(r) and 5(c)(i), Communications Act of 1934, as amended; 

47 CFR 0.61 and 0.283)



[32 FR 10569, July 19, 1967, as amended at 62 FR 4170, Jan. 29, 1997]



    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec. 0.5, 

see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids 

section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.



                       Office of Managing Director